Overview
Based at Hull. The post holder will perform a wide range of tasks to support Biomedical Scientists. These include preparation of clinical specimens for biological testing, handling telephone queries from other healthcare professionals, reception and admin duties, and various other technical, clerical, portering and blood portering roles. The post holder is a member of a team of laboratory staff that delivers a medical laboratory service to the Trust and the wider region. The laboratory provides a 24 hour service, 7 days a week through the whole year. The post holder will be required to work weekday evenings, including Bank Holidays, over both Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital sites in the provision of a clinical laboratory service.
Responsibilities
* Delivering Blood products to hospital locations
* Pre-analytical preparation of specimens
* Use of Pre-analytical analysers
* Answering telephone enquiries
* Light admin duties
* Light housekeeping duties
Contract and staffing
This is a fixed term/secondment contract for 12 months. This vacancy will be considered for a secondment opportunity. If you would like your application to be considered for secondment, you must secure agreement from your line manager beforehand that you can be released to undertake the role. This post may become permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.
Trust information and benefits
Trust Information Pack: https://yorkhospitals.pagetiger.com/hdjgxd
Our Benefits
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) to support with relocation expenses for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager at interview stage.
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Douglas Sedman Job title: Pre-analytical Manager Email address: Douglas.Sedman@nhs.net Telephone number: 01482 607714
Tours around the laboratory can be arranged for successful candidates, prior to their interview.
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